Mental health and wellbeing in members of Golden Agers Club, Bristol
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In January 2018, Healthwatch Bristol worked in partnership with the Golden Agers Club Staff to meet service users at this community group who cater predominantly to residents of Caribbean descent.
Healthwatch Bristol held focus groups and spoke to service users in a one-to-one talk which enabled people the freedom to speak confidentially about what they do to support their own, or their cared-for's, mental health needs.
The impact report expresses the importance of community groups, people socialising and overcoming isolation through attending local services and how people enjoyed participating in regular gentle exercise and activities. As a consequence, people feel emotionally well and physically and mentally active.
The report recommends that more should be done by GPs to ensure that they provide the time required to listen and help support some patients as they felt that their service had let them down and had not attended to their needs. More continuity of care is required to help patients build trust and rapport.
The information contained in the report will be included in Healthwatch Bristol's quarterly report which will be presented to the Healthwatch Bristol Advisory Group, to propose further uptake of the issues identified in the report.